ReviewJournal of the Saudi Heart Association2023
Cardiovascular Disease in Saudi Arabia: Facts and the Way Forward.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- National Heart Center/Saudi Heart Association 2025 Guidelines for Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention and Risk Assessment.Saudi medical journal · 2026Guideline
- P2Es: Physiology-Conditioned Diffusion for 12-Lead ECG Generation from PPG.Smart health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Expert consensus on Lipoprotein(a) in the Gulf countries: Navigating cardiovascular risk and therapeutic advances.Atherosclerosis plus · 2026Article
- Diet Modification in Saudi Women Living With Cardiovascular Disease: A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Motivators.The journal of nursing research : JNR · 2026Article
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- Awareness of the Mediterranean Diet and its Perceived Effect on Cardiovascular Health in the Western Region, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2026Article
- Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Warning Signs Among Adults in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of rs4977574 with Lipid Phenotypes, Smoking Status, and Statin Exposure in a Saudi Cardiovascular Cohort: A Sensitivity-Adjusted Genetic Association Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular Risk Awareness Among Adults in the Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study with Emphasis on Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bridging knowledge gaps in salt consumption for public health action: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in patients with cardiovascular diseases attending primary health care centers in Western Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
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- Exploring the Association of Genetic Determinants of SIRT1, MTHFR, and MIR146A Gene Polymorphism with the Ischemic Stroke Predisposition: A Case Control Study.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Dysregulated Sheddase Signalling as a Molecular Driver of Plaque Instability Revealed by Integrative Transcriptomics.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Lifestyle Behaviours and Antiplatelet Medication Adherence Among Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients in Saudi Arabia: Implications for Holistic Cardiovascular Nursing Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Patient Education Deficits and Medication Knowledge Gaps Among Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of Communication Quality and Adherence in Saudi Cardiac Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Theory of Planned Behaviour Constructs as Predictors of Antiplatelet Medication Adherence Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Assessment of Drug Dosing Appropriateness in Hospitalized Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia (2023-2025).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Predictors of exercise participation among Saudi adults attending primary healthcare centers in Riyadh.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Women's cardiovascular health in 2025:Saudi medical journal · 2026Review
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Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a major health concern globally. While some risk factors for CVDs are non-modifiable, other determinants like obesity, hypertension, type-2 diabetes and dyslipidemia can be mitigated by a wide plethora of measures to control CVD morbidity and mortality. Those determinants have been on the rise in Saudi Arabia, exacerbated by sedentary lifestyle. The Saudi Vision 2030 aims to reduce CVD clinical and economic burden and to scale up vitality and longevity; in a new era of comprehensive healthcare. From a health economics standpoint, CVDs entail a burden on healthcare systems directly through expenditure and indirectly through years living with the disease, low productivity, premature morbidity and mortality. This manuscript reviews current CV health and unmet needs in Saudi Arabia, discusses G20 countries' initiatives on primary prevention: public health measures, awareness programs; and proposes national registries and digital solutions to facilitate population-specific research, improve CV surveillance and alleviate CVD burden in Saudi Arabia.
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